Most embarrassing age

I would say between 10+. I am still shy about some things.

I would say for many boys 13 and 14 are the years that boys are protective concerning their bodies. I dreaded the physical examination at these ages. Later in life I found that some pediatricians actually preferred boys these ages to examine so my own feelings did come to reality as the years went by.

For me 11-14 as this is such a changing time period. My father started going to the doctors with me once he knew puberty had begun.

When going through pubity and having a physician who has no thought for your feelings or modesty.

Early 20's.

I am 64 for context.

It was after I learned how to masturbate and about sex. Until then, it was embarrassing but not traumatic to be examined. After I learned what an erection was for those exams became humiliating. I was terrified that the doctor would Devine that I was a self abuser.

For me it was age 13, as that was when the most thorough exams started. Also, it was when puberty first started appearing i wasn't offered a gown so i was fully exposed for the entire exam. (See posts for full story)

Puberty is the most embarrassing age to have a physical exam. So many changes are happening to your body and then you have to expose yourself to, and be intimately touched by, an adult, the physician, who may be the opposite gender.

Honestly, as an adult. I played sports in school, but when I was younger I was never nude in front of any female healthcare giver. It never bothered me to be nude in front of other guys, whether they were adults or kids.

As I've grown older there's been a shift towards female nurse practitioners giving more exams, and more practices requiring chaperones when a female is doing the examining.

I agree that puberty, especially for those who contemporaries were developing faster than they were. That was a double whammy; the embarrassment of exposing oneself in front of a doctor and /or nurse, but in those situations where group exams were done -- like in summer camps -- seeing that your friends were more developed into their adult form than you were.

I believe the most embarrassing age is from about 9 to 15, it seems to depend a lot on the personal beeing.

I think around 12 to 14 was the worst for me. I would get pimples and hard-ons for no reason at all and my voice would crack. I also started to have underarm perspiration and I was just awkward as hell.

Getting a physical exam was the worst. I was a little on the chubby side and very self conscious about my body and having to take off my clothes for a nurse was very embarrassing. Somehow, I survived.

For boys I would say 13 and 14 is the most embarrassing age to be examined by a Gentleman Pediatrician. These ages are when many boys are protective of their bodies and find it awkward being exposed especially in the genital areas. I always sensed the Doctor enjoyed those ages and years later found that to be true as I became friends with folks in the medical field. One lady I know was a receptionist at a Pediatricians office and eventually caught on to the Doctor scheduling certain boys for late afternoon extended appointments.

About age 10 to age 16

Puberty is the most embarrassing age to have a physical exam. So many changes are happening to your body and then you have to expose yourself to, and be intimately touched by, an adult, the physician

Yes, I agree

I hate to be different, ---no, that's not true, ---I love being different. My take is quite different from most.

I think the most embarrassing time is around 80 to 85. You aren't understanding the doctor clearly. You have no clue why he wants to look there, where ever there is. And you feel like he's blowing off the list of concerns you brought with you, the same list you've brought every visit for the past five years. It is down right embarrassing because you are paying good money for this visit, OK medicare and your insurance are paying good money for this visit, and you don't feel any better or smarter when you leave than when you got there. To make matters worse, one or more family members has to accompany you into the exam room.

Ha ha good one Quincy. Since I'm rapidly approaching that age I have to agree.

Liquidsky, My wife and I went with her parents for many doctor visits in their later years. I wrote that with her dad in mind.

Most embarrassing for me was getting injections in early to mid adolescence because I still had to suffer the childish humiliation of pulling everything down and bending over a receptionist's lap for her to watch me get them in my vulnerable bare bottom. It was bad enough getting shots that way as a child but the older I got, the greater the embarrassment because the receptionist saw a lot more than my naked posterior when I lowered trousers and pants before bending across her lap!

I would also have to say puberty is the most embarrassing age to have a physical exam. As others have said, your body is going through a lot of changes anyway and then to have an adult, possibly of the opposite gender, look at you in private areas is really awkward.

I hate to be different, ---no, that's not true, ---I love being different. My take is quite different from most.

I think the most embarrassing time is around 80 to 85. You aren't understanding the doctor clearly. You have no clue why he wants to look there, where ever there is. And you feel like he's blowing off the list of concerns you brought with you, the same list you've brought every visit for the past five years. It is down right embarrassing because you are paying good money for this visit, OK medicare and your insurance are paying good money for this visit, and you don't feel any better or smarter when you leave than when you got there. To make matters worse, one or more family members has to accompany you into the exam room.

Very very apt. And anther thing to include: you don't always even understand what the doctor is telling you or know that new medical knowledge has superseded what little you know from when you were younger.

I took my father when he was in his 90s to a specialist because of his headaches and even the idea of a simple in-office neurological electrogram (or whatever it's called) scared him half to death, nor could he understand the purpose. For him it was like 'mad scientist from a B-movie time'. It was sad to see him so overwhelmed and confused by what is now a simple thing ...

Definitely in my teens. I used to have regular school medical exams from the age of 8.

Trousers always dropped and testicles felt, sometimes cock.

At puberty never knew what my cock would do.

Never found it too embarrassing, just part of what happened.

I have to agree with others that when going through puberty was most embarrassing. For me, due to early development, this was much earlier than usual, so pre-teenage years for me.

I would say puberty because of all the changes in your body becoming an adult.

For me it was 11 to 15. I was having annual exams between these ages, and it was really embarrassing having to show my penis and testicles to a female doctor, just as they were developing.

For me, it was my early teens too. I started having physicals at school for sports and had to strip down to underpants with the other boys, some of whom were older. Having to change into a PE uniform and take showers after PE was required in 7th grade and then to have group exams in underpants was all new at an awkward time. Puberty had started and most boys including me were getting and worrying about erections at the wrong time, pubic hair, and genitals that suddenly seemed really large compared to the equipment that we had before. Mix us 7th graders in with 9th graders and it was hard not to feel embarrassed when nudity or near nudity was required. That feeling ended the more that we got use to group exams, PE classes, locker rooms and playing sports but in the beginning it was tough. By the time I reached 9th grade, it was not an issue again until I was a freshman in high school and then we freshmen were mixed in with the older, bigger high school boys and I felt like a 7th grader again.

I would think the teen years because of the changes going on in your own body that you don't fully understand, newly found sexual urges, and the fact you're exposing these parts to a stranger.

For me, up to age 12 my doctor only did a cursory peek and feel of my genitals. It was done very quickly and with minimal exposure and I never thought much of it.

After 12 or so my doctor had me stand for the genital exam which was a big change from my younger years. Over time I became more at ease with the genital exam, especially since I had the same Doctor. I remember he used to introduce the genital exam with some lightheartedness - something to the effect of, "alright, I need to have you to drop your drawers" or "this part is no fun, but I need to check your privates".

The doctor has an important role at putting the patient as ease, and I remember appreciating that he never made genital exams seem awkward or scary and always performed it with the same calmness and emphasis as every other portion of the exam.

Early teen puberty years when I was completely confused and embarrassed about body changes and their timing. Casual observations told me that I was a late developer, thoughts about which ramped up anxieties and fears of being defective or disabled or being forced into a corrective surgical procedure.

I did not have naked doctor exams as a kid, but had my first as a young teen when I had to get a physical for a summer job with the city. Went to the health department somewhat scared because of some stories I'd heard about Doc S. So I showed up, and the nurse told me to undress down to underpants.

Doc came in and did all the "normal" tests, then sat in his wheeled office chair and closely watched me do several calisthenics (pushups, situps, bend over touch your toes, walk across the room and back) in my white briefs. It seemed we were finished after that, but my feelings of relief quickly vanished when Doc asked me to stand in front of him (he was seated with his desk behind him). I did so, and he began to quite thoroughly feel me up the front, back, and between the legs of my underpants. Without warning he slid my briefs down to my knees, and ordered me to take them off completely. I was now naked and embarrassed.

He pushed my thighs apart so I stood before him with legs spread fairly wide as he performed an aggressive hernia check, then some more feeling around. He ordered me to walk across the room again and back as he watched carefully. I was quite excited but don't recall getting an erection - maybe just slightly. Then he asked me to turn around and do 5 or 6 slow toe touches as he sat behind me and observed my hairless butt and anus. When I finished he ordered me to face him again, legs wide apart so he could re-examine my very early pubescent penis and testicles much more. I felt more butterflys in my stomach, and got semi-firm before he completed his inspections. Though very embarrassed, I recall his hands being quite warm and comfortable on my genitalia.

He finally finished his examinations and told me to get dressed, watching me closely the entire time. I look back on that and wish I could have been the Doc with a nervous young teen to examine.

Yes, ages 12-13. My body was so in transition!